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2021-22 Men's Swimming and Diving

Will Backer

  • Height 6-2
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Overland Park, Kan.
  • High School Blue Valley Northwest
  • Major Aerospace / Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Career Bests: 

200 Free: 1:47.21
500 Free: 4:42.82
1000 Free: 10:04.68
1650 Free: 16:47.35

2021-22: Posted season-best times in the 50 Free (22.80 seconds) and 200 Breast (2:10.85) at the Midwest Invitational...Added a season-best time in the 200 Free (1:47.21) at the Magnus Cup...Earned UAA All-Acadmic recognition

2020-21: Received UAA All-Academic recognition.

2019-20: Posted season-best times in the 500 Free (4:45.60) and 1650 Free (17:01.54) at the 2019 Wooster Invitational...also added a season-best time of 10:26.95 in the 1000 Free against Ohio Northern University...earned UAA All-Academic recognition.

2018-19: Swam season-best times in the 500 Free (4:42.82) and 1650 Free (16:47.35) at the 2018 Wooster Invitational...also added a season-best time of 10:04.68 in the 1000 Free at the 2019 UAA Swimming and Diving Championships.

Personal: Was a two-year member of the Blue Valley Northwest High School, serving as team captain during his senior year...was coached by Kyle Farrington...received First Team All-State in 2018...was an AP Scholar with Honors in 2017-18...graduated Magna Cum Laude...also competed for the Kansas City Blazers swim club, where he was coached by Gardner Howland...born May 23...son of Jenn and Brad.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First-Year

    Distance Free
    6'2"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Distance Free
    6'2"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Distance Free
    6'2"
  • C

    2021-22Senior

    Distance Free
    6'2"
    C